книги / Basic course of english for students of technical universities

Exercise 7. Give a talk on the following situations, find some additional information on the Internet:

1.Perm welcomes regular theatre-goers.

2.Perm museums are worth visiting.

3.There are a lot of opportunities to make a successful career in Perm.

4.Perm is a great city to bring up children.

5.Healthy life style is encouraged in Perm.

6.Perm architecture is worth seeing.

7.Perm is a comfortable city to live and work in.

8.Modern Perm attracts many tourists.

9.Thereweremanyimportant landmarks(вехи)inthehistoryofPerm.

10.My favourite place in the city is … I really like it because … .

11.If I were a tourist guide first of all I’d take the city guests

to the … .

Exercise 8. Answer the questions:

1.Which is the oldest building in your town / city?

2.Which the largest park in your town / city?

3.Which the busiest street in your town / city?

4.Which the biggest library in your town / city?

5.Which the most popular cafe in your town / city?

6.Which the most expensive restaurant in your town / city?

7.Which the most famous square in your town / city?

8.Which the most exciting night club in your town / city?

9.What is the oldest theatre in your town / city?

10.What famous people lived or worked in your town / city?

Exercise 9. Give a 2-minute talk on the following situation:

В ПНИПУ приехали студенты из Британии. Вам поручено быть их гидом. Что вы сообщите гостям о прошлом и настоящем промышленной Перми, о Перми как центре образования и культуры Западного Урала?

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Exercise 10. Turn the sentences into Passive Voice:

1)Gorky Park contains many side-shows.

2)We can call our Opera House academic.

3)Today our Drama Theatre is showing many interesting performances.

4)Architect Futlik designed circus for 2000 people.

5)Our Publishing House has just published a new souvenir book.

6)The Museum of Local Lore exhibits many unique collections.

7)You can find many historical monuments in Perm.

8)Atpresentcitybuildersareconstructing manymulti-storeyhouses.

9)Many years ago people called Gorky Park Out-of-Town Garden.

10)This year many people have visited Kungur ice cave.

Exercise 11. Put one preposition in each space if it is necessary:

1.You will see the library _____ your left.

2.Turn _____ right _____ Forest Road.

3.My house is ________ the supermarket.

4.Follow this street ______ about 100 metres until you get ____

the school.

5.Turn ____ right ____ the next crossroads.

6.Walk _______ the road as far as the library.

7.The shop is ________ the bus station.

8.It’s the third house ____ the left.

9.Walk _________ the main hall to the conference room.

10.Walk ________ the bridge until you get ______ the park.

11.You may park your car ________ the building.

Exercise 12. Make a video or Power Point presentation about Perm.

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Part 2. Leading Employers

Exercise 1. Read the text and try to describe one of the three main specialties of PNRPU.

Technical Perm

Life in Perm is closely linked with the local industry. The date of the founding of the city is the official start date of construction of Egoshihinsk copper-smelting plant on May 4, 1723. Throughout its history the city has been famous for its powerful industry, high productivity and quality products.

Today Perm remains one of the economic centers of Russia. In 2012 a rating of the most promising cities in Russia was published in the ’Russian Reporter’ magazine where Perm featured in 4th place. According to Rosstat (Russian statistics bureau), industrial and economic indicators of Perm are constantly increasing.

Development of priority specialties at PNRPU is in close connection with the development of industrial enterprises of the region:

Aircraft engine building and gas turbine technologies

Scientific research and development of PNRPU:

•increasing the reliability and life of aircraft and rocket engines and power systems:

•reduction in fuel consumption, improved environmental performance (noise reduction, reduction in pollutant emissions and greenhouse gases).

Production and refining of oil, gas and minerals

Scientific research and development of PNRPU:

•geological structure analysis and assessment of the possibility of integrated development of mineral resources;

•development of resource efficient technologies for simultaneous development of oil and potassium-magnesium salts;

•processing of hydrocarbons, salts, alkalis and slop products;

•associated hydrocarbon gas and wastewater filtering;

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•development of principles and methods of forecasting the oil and gas content of geostructures using statistic and probability models for different various geological areas.

Nanotechnology

Scientific research and development of PNRPU:

•creation of powder metallurgy products;

•development of technologies of permeable ceramics with nanoto microcontrolled porosity, nanopowder materials and nanostructured coatings.

Urban studies

•Scientific research and development of PNRPU:

•urban planning and development of infrastructure (water supply and wastewater treatment, heat and power supply, transportation, industrial and civil engineering, consumption and production waste management):

•new development directions for mono towns;

•environmental risk management, techno sphere safety;

•development of innovative technologies in the field of informatization of modern urban development and service-oriented technologies.

Prospective direction for cooperation with strategic partners:

•Cooperation in the educational process (coordination of targeted training of specialists for industrial enterprises, attracting leading specialists of the enterprises to the development of the educational process, holding ’industry days' at PNRPU, development of programs to support students, postgraduate students and young teachers by a I locating individual grants).

•Scientific activity of departments (carrying out of complex scientific research works, active involvement of scientists and scientific schools in solving of the problems of potassium producing enterprises).

•Improvement of material and technical resources of PNRPU (creation of specialized laboratories, active introduction of media resources to the education process).

Strategic Partners: “LUKOIL-PERM”, “ТGК-9”, UK “GidroOGK”, “Uralkali”, “Rosteh” Corporation, “Gazprom”, “Aviadvigatel”, Permsky

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Zavod “Mashinostroitel”, “Vakuumnye Tekhnologii”, “ompaniya “RUSIA Petroleum”, “Urengoygazprom”, “Astrakhan-Gazprom”, “RN-Yugansk- neftegaz”, “Surgutneftegas” and others.

Exercise 2. Study the emblems of the leading enterprises of the Krai, find the information about them on the Internet and tell us about some of them.

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Exercise 3. Read and translate the text “The Perm Krai”. Make up 10 questions to the text.

The Perm Krai

The Perm region was formed on the 3d of October 1938, by division of the Sverdlovsk region. It was in Priuralye, partly on the western slopes of the Urals. 68 % are covered by forest. The main river is the Kama. The climate is tempered (the average January temperature is 15–18 °C below zero, July – 16–18 °C above zero). The area of the region was 160,2 thousand sq. km. The capital was Perm. The region included the KomiPermyak autonomous area. There were 25 towns in the region.

Potash and other fertilizers, petroleum, gas, coal, peat, gold, iron and copper ores, mineral water are extracted in the region.

The former Perm region is a highly developed industrial area. The main industries are: machine-building; chemical: petro-chemical and oilrefining; ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy; timber; pulp and paper; food; glass; printing. Machine-building is the prime industry.

The turbo-generator in Lysva, the cable works in Perm were constructed in the 50s – 60s. The old works Alexandrovsk, Kungur, Otcher, Pavlosky, Yugo-Kamsky were relocated in Tchajkovsky. The main enterprises of metallurgy are situated in Chusovoy (ferroalloys and springs are produced), Lysva (steel leaf, tinware), Nytva (bimetals). Solikamsk Mag-

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nesium Works and Berezniki Titanium and Magnesium Works are the only enterprises of this profile in Russia.

The Perm Krai is one of the leading areas of wood industry. The timber-felling sites are generally in the north and north-east of the region.

The Perm Krai is the biggest paper supplier. Perm Goznak Factory and Krasnokamsk Paper Works are the manufactures in the region. Perm is included in the Urals energetical system. There are lots of hydro-electric and other power stations in the region. The region specializes in potato cultivation. Rail and water transport dominate in the region.

Exercise 4. Do the Quiz.

Brain of Perm Quiz

1)What is the highest mountain in the Perm region?

2)What is the approximate length of the Kama?

3)Who wrote the story of a second-year pupil and his adventures?

4)In what year did the Fire of Perm take place?

5)When was the railway built in Perm?

6)Where would you find the monument to Slavyanov?

7)How did the citizens of Perm live in the XlX-th century?

8)Who were the writers of Perm?

9)Where did Ekatherine II go and what was the result of her voyage?

10)What towns and places does Perm region consist of?

Exercise 5. Read the sentences and say which of them are true.

1.Perm is situated on the border of Europe and Asia.

2.The city is situated on six hills.

3.Perm can be called a port of 3 seas.

3.Perm was founded in 1723 by Catherine II.

4.The population of Perm is 3 million people.

5.Perm Krai is rich in salt, oil, gas, timber.

6.Perm enterprises export their goods to dozens of countries.

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7.Opera House is the oldest theatre in the city.

8.There is no circus in Perm.

9.Perm State Art Gallery is famous for the unique collection of wooden sculptures and icons.

10.Perm Polytechnic University is the oldest higher educational institution in the city.

Exercise 6. Watch video films: ‘DIDN'T EXPECT THIS. Пермь, Россия’, ‘VILLAGE LIFE IN RUSSIA. Perm Krai, Russia’ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9JDFv5LTAk, https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=Tb3QDQSQjrY) and put down the new facts you learn about Perm and the Perm Krai from these films.

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Part 3. My Hometown

Exercise 1. Read the text. Some of the lines in the text below have a word which should not be there. If the line is correct, put a tick into the box at the end of the line. If the line has a word which should not be there, write the word into the box.

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Exercise 2. Let’s talk about your native town answering the following questions.

1)What is the name of your town?

2)Where is it situated (country, province)?

3)Where in your country is your town located (cardinal points, island/coast)?

4)How far is it from the capital of your country?

5)Where does its name come from?

6)When was it mentioned for the first time?

7)Is it a big town or a small one?

8)What is its population?

9)Is it a tourist destination?

10)Name some of the neighbouring towns.

11)Is there a river in your town? What is its name? Is it big? Is it navigable?

12)What are the main signs in your town? Let’s talk about:

churches (how old? What style?)

museums (what kind?)

theatres

bridges (how old?)

historical buildings

parks

13)What are the main economic activities in your town?

14)What is the public transport like?

15)Where can you go shopping?

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